Table 8 Demographic and academic characteristics of students classified as low (cluster I) or high (cluster II) global awareness
From: Person-centered analysis of factors related to STEM students’ global awareness
Variable | Level | Number of participants | Low global awareness (cluster I) (%) | High global awareness (cluster II) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Class standing | Under | 275 | 62.55 | 37.45 |
Upper | 150 | 42.67 | 57.33 | |
Gender | Male | 333 | 59.46 | 40.54 |
Female | 92 | 41.30 | 58.70 | |
Dean’s list | No | 245 | 56.73 | 43.27 |
Yes | 180 | 53.89 | 46.11 | |
Part-time job | No | 250 | 50.40 | 49.60 |
Yes | 175 | 62.86 | 37.14 | |
Professional society member | No | 350 | 58.00 | 42.00 |
Yes | 75 | 44.00 | 56.00 | |
Honor student | No | 359 | 56.82 | 43.18 |
Yes | 66 | 48.48 | 51.52 | |
International student | No | 382 | 59.95 | 40.05 |
Yes | 43 | 16.28 | 83.72 | |
Student organization member | No | 218 | 63.76 | 36.24 |
Yes | 207 | 46.86 | 53.14 | |
Full-time job | No | 396 | 54.80 | 45.20 |
Yes | 29 | 65.52 | 34.48 | |
Enrolled in minor | No | 343 | 59.18 | 40.82 |
Yes | 82 | 40.24 | 59.76 | |
Double major | No | 404 | 56.44 | 43.56 |
Yes | 21 | 38.10 | 61.90 | |
Undergraduate research | No | 364 | 59.07 | 40.93 |
Yes | 61 | 34.43 | 65.57 | |
Club/varsity sports | No | 356 | 56.74 | 43.26 |
Yes | 69 | 49.28 | 50.72 | |
Study abroad | No | 392 | 58.16 | 41.84 |
Yes | 33 | 24.24 | 75.76 | |
Volunteered overseas | No | 398 | 57.54 | 42.46 |
Yes | 27 | 25.93 | 74.07 |